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June 19, 2024
The gentleman from new york. Thank you. I yield myself time. I am pleased that today, on this floor, though it may be late, we will finally act on legislation to increase the barring of party on behalf of the National Flood Insurance Program. By increasing financing 99 . 7 billion, this will provide relief to one or 227,000 flood victims. I support the bill as a recovery from Superstorm Sandy. I believe the actions are still slow. 68 days have gone by. I know we have got commitments, but we are ...
June 19, 2024
From a french company. They get 30 they dont even pay tax on. We have to run a country. I think simpsonbowles is the right direction, but i dont think simpsonbowles goes far enough. At one time i thought steve forbes idea was great, but he wants to keep a certain piece of money that is an entitlement. Guest and makes a very good point that we have got to have the kind of progrowth tax reform that simplifies the system, broadens the base, lower rates, but that stimulates Economic Growth and econo...
June 19, 2024
That is why we do have to do, if you are in government, you have to budget your resources and do some kind of costbenefit analysis. The tricky thing about terrorism and Foreign Policy is you dont know what dangers and price and even catastrophes you have a verdict sometimes by spending a lot of money or by sacrificing american lives with some of these efforts. That is why the pure Economic Analysis is tougher to do then the consumer analysis. The fda this drug is going to have this side effect w...
June 19, 2024
It out to the American People last week. What is the Legal Authority youre basing that on . The Statutory Authority is the amf of 2001. If you wanted to add something to that, would probably be the amuf of 2003. My time has expired. I assume you meant theres no purely military solution to isil . When you said theres no military because youre seeking yeah theres no purely military solution. Thank you. We need to stick very carefully to the sixminute rule because we have one, two, three, four, fiv...
June 19, 2024
Online at cspan. Org. Well break ahere, the u. S. House is gaveling in to begin their legislative work on the week. Among the bills is one that would delay the National Flood Insurance Program premium increases passed in 2012. 2012, that bill was postponed from Floor Consideration last week, reportedly due to the lack of support for the legislation. Senate passed its own version of the bill 6732 in january. Live house coverage here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Th...
June 19, 2024
Intervention and things all over the world. It is interesting to see how that will play out. We did have a colorful conversation. I think some of the remarks he made about drone use really kind of exposes the lack of a very deep and serious debate in this country about the future of using drones. I asked him would you have a problem if russia was using drones on the chinese, he said i would not have a problem. That is a little his concerts and. Thanks so much. We do not even get to half the ques...
June 19, 2024
Gearing up to give a highly anticipated primetime speech tonight on National Television in the u. S. To outline his plan to combat islamic militants in syria and iraq. The president is expected to make proposal setting the stage for military and political efforts to defeat Islamic State in the region and urge congress to authorize arming moderates. The speech will above all try to reassure americans that he does have a strategy for tackling the threat from Islamic State. This as secretary of sta...
June 19, 2024
Oks. This past monday chairman issa went on National Television and repeated these claims. Checker gave him four more pinocchios. I cannot keep up with all of his pinocchios. I understand House Republicans have called it quits in terms of legislating any more this year. The result is that all they have left with our records and abusive investigation. This is a waste of resources and does nothing for the American People. We need to raise the minimum wage. We need to enhance the earned income tax ...
June 19, 2024
Mr. Garamendi i yield five inutes to the gentleman from the Foreign Relations committee, mr. Engel. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Engel thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. My colleagues, there are only bad choices left in syria and iraq, but in my opinion, the worst choice of all would be to do nothing. This is an attempt to do something. I want to commend chairman mckeon. I rise in strong support of the mckeon amendment, ...
June 19, 2024
So those puzzle pieces now are coming together and they add up far more to dangerous behavior not just nuisance behavior. Rose from tragedy in washington to chemical weapons in syria we talk to david sanger of the New York Times and gary sam mortar of harvard, he is a former proliferation expert in the obama administration. As we get into this agreement and as we get into the destruction phase which is supposed to take place in november i can imagine the Assad Government saying wait a second im ...